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Pecos National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in San Miguel County, New Mexico. The park, operated by the National Park Service , encompasses thousands of acres of landscape infused with historical elements from prehistoric archaeological ruins to 19th-century ranches, to a battlefield of the American Civil War .
Location of Pecos County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Pecos County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Pecos County, Texas. There are two districts and one individual property listed on the National ...
Mrs. Sam Houston House is a historic house on Farm to Market Road 390 in Independence, Texas. [2] Sometimes known as the Root house, this Greek Revival house was built probably around 1855. [ 3 ] Margaret Lea Houston , the widow of politician and Texas statesman Sam Houston , bought the house in 1864 from Major Eber Cave , a family friend.
When Hurge-Putnam arrived in 1999, Independence House had 12 staff members. Now, the organization has 49 staff members and serves from 7,000 to 10,000 Cape residents every year.
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]
It is situated on State Highway 302, 77 miles (124 km) west of Odessa and 22 miles (35 km) north of Pecos. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Mentone CDP has an area of 0.2 square miles (0.4 km 2), all land. [2] The town is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of the Pecos River.
The plantation house was originally built as a one-story building 1/4 mile from Sam Seward's house. One year after its completion the house was rolled on large cottonwood logs 3/4th of a mile, to its current location because the original location was found to be inaccessible during the rainy seasons and unhealthful during the cold seasons.
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